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Family Displaced By Fast-Moving Garage Fire That Spread To Rockville Home
Shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, crews were dispatched to the 1400 block of Gerald Street, near Bentley Court, when a family smelled smoke and made an emergency call. Upon arrival, crews were met by flames showing from the garage, which had spread to the rest of the...
East Lyme woman expected to avoid prison in beating, robbery case
Oct. 18—A plea agreement is expected to halt the upcoming trial of a 24-year-old Niantic woman charged in connection with the brutal beating and robbery of a man in the woods of East Lyme four years ago. Nicole Birch was one of three people charged by East Lyme police in the Oct. 5, 2020, assault and robbery of a 28-year-old Bloomfield man, who was discovered bloodied and beaten on the side of ...
Firefighters respond to report of corroded acetylene tank found in Old Mystic barn
Oct. 18—MYSTIC — Old Mystic firefighters and state explosive specialists were in the process of removing a corroded acetylene tank from a Smith Street barn Friday night. Old Mystic Fire Department Chief Ken Richards said an individual walked into the station earlier in the afternoon and reported finding an "unstable" scuba-sized tank while cleaning out a barn at 16 Smith St. Richards said ...